# date (social)

a coming together of two others in a setting

- Computed level: L4 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: social  ·  Arena: word

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [others](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-others.distinct-entities), [come](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-come.arrive), [setting](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-setting.contextual)

**Through:** others come together in a setting

**Novel properties:**
- shared intent
- mutual attention

## Examples
- The first meeting of Marie Curie and Pierre Curie at the Sorbonne in 1894 led to a lifelong collaboration in radioactivity research. *(history)*
- The 2020 virtual summit between leaders of the United States and North Korea occurred via secure video link from separate capitals. *(politics)*
- Ada Lovelace and Charles Babbage met regularly at Charles Dickens’ literary salons in London during the 1840s. *(science)*

## Used by
- [calendar](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-calendar.tool) (L14)
- [christmas](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-christmas.holiday) (L19)
- [december](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-december.date) (L14)

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